Osteoporosis News & Updates

Swiss researchers examine potential formula for healthy aging

2012-02-13T12:17:00.000-04:00

Swiss researchers examine potential formula for healthy aging:
According to the press release, "In Europe, the number of seniors aged 70 and over will increase by 40% in the next 20 years, while those aged 80 and over will more than double. Health authorities and the medical community expect a corresponding increase in the number of people suffering costly and debilitating age-related chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, heart and lung diseases and dementia."

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Printing bones in 3D- New synthetic bone scaffolding concept

2011-12-05T10:51:00.000-04:00

Op-Ed: Printing bones in 3D- New synthetic bone scaffolding concept:
Washington State University researchers have used a 3-D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that can be used in orthopedic procedures, dental work and to deliver medicine for treating osteoporosis. Paired with actual bone, it acts as a scaffold for new bone to grow on and ultimately dissolves with no apparent ill effects.

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Osteopenia doesn't mean osteoporosis — so should you treat it? - latimes.com

2011-10-22T10:28:00.002-03:00

As women age, they find themselves at greater risk of developing a variety of health problems. Should osteopenia be one of them?

The condition was recognized nearly 20 years ago by the World Health Organization as a potential precursor to osteoporosis, a severe thinning of the bones that can lead to increased risk of bone fracture. The idea was that women whose bones had started to thin could take action to reverse the trend before it was too late.

Osteopenia is identified by comparing a woman's bone density with that of a "young healthy adult" at peak bone density, around age 30.

The problem is, all women — and, to a lesser extent, men — begin to lose bone mass in midlife after the natural renewal process plateaus. In women, this accelerates after menopausebecause the loss of estrogen translates into less collagen for the bone matrix.

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2011-10-22T10:28:00.000-03:00

Menopausal and postmenopausal women's risks for many diseases increases, and sticking to a healthy diet is one natural preventive measure. Recent studies that analysed the diets of peri- and postmenopausal Spanish women found vitamin D deficiency common.

Study: Women don't get enough vitamin D during menopause

2011-10-22T10:08:00.003-03:00

New fat-derived stem cell treatment restores Lupus body functions

2011-09-21T09:52:00.003-03:00

New fat-derived stem cell treatment restores Lupus body functions:

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Those at risk for lupus

The Lupus Research Institute has found that those at risk for lupus are women of childbearing age, usually Asian, Latino, African-American and Native American descents. New organ damage is seen to occur more often in Afro-Caribbean patients and Asians.

The disease affects approximately 75 individuals out of one million, with no known cure. The mean age of patients in studies, such as the University College London, was 30 with a nine-year median follow-up.

This is why women’s issues are such a large factor, as there is a nine-to-one ratio of lupus that affects women over men. These issues consist of pregnancy, atherosclerosis and osteoporosis---in particular if the woman has been on steroids.

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Actonel, Other Bone Drugs, May Lower Colon Cancer Risk: Study - AboutLawsuits.com

2011-08-23T19:40:00.000-03:00

Actonel, Other Bone Drugs, May Lower Colon Cancer Risk: Study - AboutLawsuits.com: According to the findings of a new study, popular osteoporosis drugs, such as Actonel and Fosamax, may actually decrease the risk of colon cancer.

Canadian researchers say that women given the bisphosphonate drug Actonel were only half as likely to develop colorectal cancer as women who were not taking the medications or who had just started treatment. The findings were published online in the medical journal Cancer and come less than a month after the FDA warned that some of the bone drugs may be linked to an increased risk of esophageal cancer.

Researchers looked at the medical records of nearly 60,000 patients and found that those taking Actonel were 45% less likely to develop colorectal cancer. There was not enough data available to determine whether men received the same benefit and while researchers say that other bisphosphonates could also decrease colon cancer risk, the data they collected only showed a significant reduction of risk in those taking Actonel.

Actonel (risedronic acid) is an osteoporosis drug developed and marketed by Sanofi-Aventis and Warner Chilcott. It is approved for bone strengthening treatment and the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis and Paget’s disease.

Osteoporosis Canada Releases White Paper On Canada’s Post Fracture Care Gap

2011-08-23T19:36:00.000-03:00

Osteoporosis Canada - education and support for the risk-reduction and treatment of osteoporosis: On Monday, March 28th, 2011, Osteoporosis Canada released a white paper that assists health professionals and the public better understand the current post fracture care gap. The white paper, "Towards a Fracture-Free Future", addresses the need for appropriate assessment and treatment of patients with hip, spine and other osteoporotic fractures.

Referencing more than 50 scientific studies and reports, the white paper identifies the need for coordinated Post Fracture Care Programs with Case Managers to effectively identify and manage these patients.

Prunes May Increase Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women » Naples Daily News

2011-08-23T19:35:00.000-03:00

Prunes May Increase Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women » Naples Daily News: Prunes may help prevent postmenopausal women from developing osteoporosis, according to researchers at Florida State University and Oklahoma State University, Medicalnewstoday.com reported.

The researchers split 90 postmenopausal women into two groups. One group was given 100 grams of prunes, also known as dried plums, each day. The other group was given 100 grams of dried apples daily. The women were also given calcium and vitamin D supplements. At the conclusion of the year-long study, which was published in the British Journal of Nutrition, the women who ate prunes had a higher bone mineral density than their apple-eating counterparts. No other fruits tested in previous studies, including figs, dates, strawberries and raisins, had as positive an effect as prunes.

The researchers suggest that this may be happening because prunes suppress bone breakdown, which exceeds new bone growth rate in the elderly.

700mg of Calcium is enough

2011-06-01T10:38:00.000-03:00

From a Globe & Mail article:

Consuming lots of calcium won’t help protect your bones from fractures any more than a moderate amount of the mineral, according to the surprising results of a Swedish study.
“More is not better,” said one of the researchers, Karl Michaelsson of Uppsala University.
Scientists have long known that bones lose calcium as people grow older and the risk of suffering from osteoporosis and fractures increases. To safeguard bones, doctors have urged the public – especially older women – to increase their intake of calcium either through dietary sources or supplements.

But there’s no agreement about how much calcium is enough. As a result, public health recommendations vary greatly. In Britain, women over 50 are urged to consume 700 milligrams a day; in Scandinavia the level is set at 800 mg; and in the United States and Canada it’s 1,200 mg. Australia and New Zealand top the list with 1,300 mg.
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What Are the Early Symptoms of Osteoporosis?

2011-05-20T21:03:00.001-03:00

By P.S. Orr
Although osteoporosis can ultimately become a severely life altering condition, the symptoms to watch for are usually not detected without the occurrence of accompanying complications. Since osteoporosis itself does not directly cause any physically noticeable symptoms, pain from a fractured bone is often the first sign a person with this condition might notice.
Osteoporosis causes the bones to become significantly less dense and weakening the bone structure. Many times, a person with osteoporosis will suffer from a fracture without noticing the seriousness of the injury or suffering from any significant pain. Rather than being described as a direct symptom, the symptom of pain associated with osteoporosis is actually most often an indirect symptom resulting from complications that are caused by osteoporosis, not the condition, and therefore the location and severity of the pain will vary dependent upon the location of the fracture itself.

More common locations of fractures associated with the disease are the hip, wrist, and spine, but osteoporosis related fractures can occur in other areas of the body as well. Victims of the condition might also notice a higher frequency of bone fractures, many of which occur with a minimal amount of stress to the area affected. Examples might include a person with the disease, breaking a hip while attempting to sit down in a chair, breaking a foot while stepping from the bathtub, or fracturing a bone while turning in his/her sleep.
It is extremely common for a person to suffer multiple fractures as the disorder progresses. In addition to pain and frequency of fractures, people with the condition will often notice a lengthened period of healing. This symptom is actually due to the extreme porousness of the bone and the effect that the disease seems to have on the healing properties of the bone. Bones actually become thinner and more porous as the condition worsens, increasing the risk of repeated fractures and lessening the chances of full recovery.
As a result of the lack of symptoms directly related to the disorder itself, osteoporosis can go undetected for very long periods of time, only finally becoming evident when complications arise from untreated fractures. Sometimes more severe and/or painful fractures are suffered, which may signal to a physician that the onset of the disease may have occurred and a bone density test is performed to confirm the suspicion. The absence of initial worrisome symptoms is the reason that people over 50 should automatically request a bone scan in order to find the disease early. Earlier detection of osteoporosis provides a much better chance of successful treatment.
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Study confirms accuracy of Virtual Colonoscopy for bone mineral density exams

2011-01-24T09:26:00.001-04:00

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January 20, 2011 -- CT data from virtual colonoscopy studies are ideal for assessing bone mineral density (BMD), say researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. They found that virtual colonoscopy data from the lumbar spine showed excellent correlation with bone density's gold standard, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

The accuracy of the results remained high whether BMD was measured using quantitative CT (QCT) or by means of a simple region of interest (ROI) CT density assessment. This means that virtual colonoscopy (also known as CT colonography or CTC) alone can effectively rule out osteoporosis and osteopenia without need of a second test such as DEXA, according to the study team.

"As we know, osteoporosis is a major public health concern, with up to half of all women and even 20% of men having a lifetime risk for osteoporosis-related fracture," said Perry Pickhardt, MD, in a presentation at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in October. "DEXA bone mineral density screening is the gold standard, but it is underutilized."

Offering a two-for-one screening study could boost compliance for people at risk of both colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, potentially improving health outcomes for screening patients, Pickhardt said.

Adding osteoporosis screening to VC "can efficiently determine who is at risk for osteoporosis and who is not," Pickhardt told AuntMinnie.com. "This information at CT is currently being wasted. Obtaining a simple, single-level [e.g., L1] ROI measurement of vertebral body trabecular attenuation takes a matter of seconds" and adds value to the CTC exam in the same way abdominal aortic aneurysm screening can be performed with the same CT data.

Dairy and fish not safe for health, says nutritionist

2011-01-24T09:19:00.000-04:00

All animal foods including fish and dairy are a health risk for you, says nutritionist Dr. Janice Stanger, author of the book 'The Perfect Formula Diet'.

Animal foods damage your health in multiple ways. Even dairy and fish are not that healthy as often claimed. Instead, sugar found in dairy can destroy your vision and increase the risk of ovarian cancer in women. These and more frightening facts about the health hazards of animal foods facts are included in nutritionist Dr. Janice Stanger’s book The Perfect Formula.

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Calcium supplements and the heart - latimes.com

2010-12-29T20:43:00.000-04:00

Calcium supplements and the heart - latimes.com: "You're trying to do your bones a favor when you pop your daily calcium pill. And doctors who recommend the pills are trying to do patients a favor too. What then, to make of a suggested link between daily calcium supplements and a slightly increased risk of heart attacks?

The findings, announced in July and noted in last week's Institute of Medicine report on vitamin D and calcium, caused concern among patients and some doctors alike. But many physicians say that the research needs to be confirmed before people start tossing away their calcium pills."

Onset of Perimenopause

2010-12-29T09:57:00.000-04:00

Contributed By Harold Thompson

Perimenopause is defined as the period between normal menstruation and total cessation of the menses. Many people consider the mood swings, hot flashes, and other unpleasant symptoms as a sign of the onset of menopause. The curious thing that many people are not aware of is that these are actually considered to be perimenopause symptoms. While the term perimenopause is not strictly defined as a medical term, it is widely used and recognized by most medical practitioners.
The transition between normal menstruation and the onset of menopause can be a difficult one, not only for the women who go through it, but also for their families. When a hot flash strikes, it is common to become frustrated and wonder just how much longer it will be before it is over.

The first thing to note is that the average age of menopause in the developed western world is 51 years old. In some cases, women may not actually enter menopause until they are in their 60s. It is possible that women younger than 40 may enter menopause, but it is extremely rare. Most of the time it occurs, it is the result of radiation exposure, chemotherapy, or surgery.
Perimenopause symptoms typically begin to develop when the woman is in her late 30s, usually around 37 or 38 years of age. They usually continue for eight to ten years before the final period occurs and the woman officially enters menopause. This can be an uncomfortable time, but it is a natural stage of life that all women must go through at some point. In recent years, a variety of treatments have been developed to help ease the symptoms.
Most menopause symptoms that people think of are brought about by the low estrogen symptoms that signify a woman going through perimenopause. Perimenopause refers to the eight to ten years preceding menopause during while estrogen levels decrease. Perimenopause symptoms usually do not require medical intervention, but women should consult with their doctors if they interfere with daily life.

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Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

2010-12-18T19:16:00.001-04:00

Jennifer Sygo: Dishing on Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis Appetizer National Post: "Q: I’ve heard that taking a vitamin D supplement can help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS). Is that true?
A: The notion that sun exposure was linked to MS has existed since the 1960s. Since then, numerous population-based studies have demonstrated a possible correlation between low circulating levels of vitamin D and an increased risk of MS. The fact that MS rates are highest in countries with long, dark winters also suggests that MS and vitamin D may be linked, and has led to a dramatic increase in research in the area in recent years."

Common back and knee surgeries fail to ease pain: study

2010-12-18T19:02:00.000-04:00

Common back and knee surgeries fail to ease pain: study - The Globe and Mail: "There are thousands of unnecessary surgeries being done on the knees and backs of Canadians, particularly patients with osteoarthritis, a new report concludes.
There were 3,600 therapeutic knee arthroscopies and 1,050 vertebroplasties carried out in Canadian hospitals in the fiscal year 2008-09, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information."
Recent research has shown that people with compression fractures (a common problem in those with osteoporosis) are not any better that those who undergo a placebo (or fake) procedure. Yet the number of vertebroplasties done in Canada has doubled over the past three years.
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'Belly fat' puts women at risk for osteoporosis

2010-12-02T18:16:00.000-04:00

Body fat may promote osteoporosis, according to a new study. Long thought to protect against the disease, high levels of belly fat may hurt bone health and increase women's risk for developing the bone-weakening disease, research has determined.
This finding was 'shocking,' said study researcher Dr. Miriam Bredella, a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, 'because obese women at 30 should have totally normal bones,' according to a report by Live Science.
'There is more bad news for obesity,' Bredella said. 'The one good thing [we thought] about obesity was that it protects against bone loss, but it actually does not always.'
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Fosamax Lawsuits Question Wide Use of Osteoporosis Drugs

2010-11-27T20:02:00.001-04:00

Judith Graves, a 67-year-old retired investigator for the United States Army, developed a rare medical condition called jawbone death after taking Fosamax, a drug used by millions of American women with thinning bones. In a civil trial now under way in Manhattan, Mrs. Graves is suing Merck, the maker of Fosamax. Her lawyer, Timothy M. O’Brien, told the jury that Fosamax had caused such debilitating jawbone deterioration that Mrs. Graves required five major operations, including a lengthy surgery to replace her broken jaw with bone from her left arm.
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Doctors suggest that women hit pause button on osteoporosis drugs

2010-11-25T10:25:00.002-04:00

From the LA Times:
Many patients have taken medications that include bisphosphonates for years. Doctors are debating how long people should take them. Recent studies point to health risks and problems linked to long-term use."
With the launch of the first prescription osteoporosis medication 15 years ago, millions of Americans with the bone-thinning disease began taking the drugs and never looked back.But now many bone-health doctors are looking back and becoming increasingly uneasy.In the last few years, evidence has emerged that long-term use of osteoporosis drugs — particularly the oldest class of drugs, the bisphosphonates — may do more harm than good. Some doctors are starting to tell at least some of their patients to stop taking the drugs for a time — in other words, to take a "drug holiday."
That strategy is a tough sell for consumers who have been bombarded with osteoporosis medication advertisements for years.
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Common Causes of Hip Replacement Complications

2010-11-25T10:17:00.000-04:00

Contributed by Ricky Bagolie

As total hip replacements become more common, so do complications associated with the procedure. Even leading manufacturers have acknowledged problems related to their own hip implant devices.
Chronic pain and impairment of daily function (such as walking, climbing stairs and even standing up from a sitting position) due to severe hip arthritis are the most common reasons for total hip replacement. Unfortunately, these problems - and worse complications - can re-appear following corrective surgery.
Your physical condition, activity level and weight all play roles in the longevity of a prosthetic hip, as does the accuracy of implant placement during surgery. The risk of complications also increases as you get older.
The most frequent cause of hip replacement failure is dislocation. Your chances of this happening are most likely during the first few weeks after your surgery. If the muscles surrounding your hip are weak or you're overweight, you're more prone to dislocation. Your best bet is to avoid strenuous exercise or activities that put stress on your hip in the weeks following your surgery.
Blood clots following surgery are also a possibility. Leg pain and redness - often in the calf area - are sure signs you'll want to follow up with your surgeon. Blog clots that dislodge and travel to your lungs are dangerous and can lead to death. To reduce your chances of blog clots, incorporate leg exercises into your daily routine.
Loosening of your implant is relatively common and can occur when you have weak bones due to rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis. Less likely possibilities are infection and breakages of your hip replacement. Infections can be severe because the body is unable to attack bacteria that live on implants. In some cases, removal of the implanted hip is the only way to cure the infection.
In March 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a high failure rate with its ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement system (the company is in the process of phasing out the device). This failure can cause metal particles to separate from your implant and release into other areas of your body, leading to soft tissue damage, inflammation and even bone loss. The only solution of implant failure is a revision surgery.
Similar problems have also been reported with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement component. As a result, sales of the Durom Cup in the United States were suspended.
Lawsuits are currently being investigated nationwide related to hip replacement failures for implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics and Zimmer. If you're experiencing pain or new problems following your hip replacement surgery and have an implant from one of these manufacturers, you may be eligible for a settlement.
A personal injury and workers' compensation trial lawyer, Ricky Bagolie is co-founder of Bagolie Friedman, LLC, a personal injury law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and Florida. Get more of his free tips and insider ideas for protecting your rights after an accident at http://www.bagoliefriedman.com/, as well as information about hip replacement lawsuits at http://www.hipreplacementlawsuits.org/.

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How Smoking Affects the Bones

2010-11-23T09:20:00.001-04:00

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Contributed by Muryal Braun

If you or a friend are a smoker, this information should be very valuable to you.
For several years, my friend, Sally has been trying to cut down on smoking. She started by smoking one less cigarette per day for a whole week. And then the next week, she cut down one more. But before she got down to zero per day, she always seemed to hit a roadblock and go right back to square one.
Sally's struggle reminded me of one of my husband's illustrations that he used with our children. He told of a friend Jim who thought it would hurt his dog too much if he cut its tail off all at once, so he cut off just an inch at a time for several weeks.
That story was applied to many situations to encourage our children to just get a job done all at once instead of puttering around and dragging the job out for a long time. (We never believed it was a true story, but it often made the point.)
Sally knew that smoking was bad for her lungs. She had no idea how bad it was for her bones.
Are you wondering how smoking affects the bones? There are two processes going on continuously in healthy bones. Osteoclasts break down old bone tissue and osteoblasts build new bone tissue. Smoking inhibits both processes. The bone becomes brittle because instead of new bone tissue replacing the old, the old tissue just accumulates and becomes older.
For that reason, smoking reduces bone density by up to 25 per cent and increases the risk of hip and other fractures.
Osteoporosis cannot be ignored. It is a deadly disease. Did you know that it kills more women in the UK than ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers combined? I haven't seen the recent statistics for the United States, but I know it is high.
On March 16, 2010, the International Osteoporosis Foundation introduced their work to the European Parliament.
The IOF is based in Nyon, Switzerland. According to HealthNewDigest, their aim is to:
"educate the public about osteoporosis, empower people to take responsibility for their bone health, persuade governments to make this disease a health care priority, and to assist health care professionals in providing the best possible care to patients and sufferers".
That sounds like a worthy goal to me, as up to 20 per cent of women who suffer hip fractures die within six months of sustaining the fracture! This is a preventable fact!
We are often told that bone density is affected by how well you ate as a child. But it is also affected by how well you eat today. It is never too soon or too late to improve the condition of your bones. I improved mine after 65 years of age and many who are suffering with osteopenia and osteoporosis today, are much younger than 65.
Now is the time to make necessary, simple changes in your eating plan and add necessary supplements to avoid the pain of this often silent disease. Why not start today to eat more protein and fresh fruit and vegetables?
If you have not already read it, I urge you to read, 7 Secrets to Reverse Osteoporosis and Osteopenia to learn of other absolutely necessary ingredients for healthy bones. Help yourself to an active, painfree lifestyle!

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Winter-Time Is for Rest

2010-11-17T21:42:00.001-04:00

Contributed by Valerie Olmsted

The gray day is a great time for rest and contemplation. For Nature, the winter season is a natural time to slow down and rest the land. In areas that receive snow such a slowing is noticeable; in hotter areas not so much. Everything that is a part of Nature needs to heed the cycle of rest/seeding/nurturing/harvest and that includes people.

While humans do not tend to heed the cycles of Mother Earth as plants and other animals do, we do pay a price for such reckless abandonment of the natural cycles. We get stress, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis and many other diseases from pushing ourselves without attention to what the body requires. As in everything else, our bodies require rest, not only on a nightly basis but also sometimes for weeks or months in a row.

We were not meant to function as machines; humans are meant for something far grander and infinitely more interesting than repetitious movements in the pursuit of creating something to sell. People need challenges, yes, and love. We also need nurturing, learning and social interaction to be healthy. But the one thing that is fairly ignored world-wide is the need to really rest. With so many exciting opportunities that one can engage in, it's no wonder that so many go without proper sleep.

Even for those who get their required eight hours of sleep a night, there can be problems. If one is so stressed or so stimulated that the swing of the pendulum from sympathetic to parasympathetic doesn't occur, the mind will not reach into deep delta sleep. Delta is where the body does its healing, and only Delta. This is where REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stages occur, the state of deep dreaming. The brain organizes and dumps the day's experiences and the body goes into a shut-down mode for repair.

There are several periods of REM sleep during the night, of which night-owls are deprived. This deprivation can result in ill health as well as mental illness if not corrected. The major change that can help this is to be in bed, ready to get to sleep, no later than 10:30pm. Being ready for sleep at that time allows one to catch the first wave of REM sleep, with the next one commonly occurring around 12:30am. The cycle becomes longer and deeper each time, with four cycles being the average. Those who miss the first two consistently may not drop down deep enough for real healing.

The clue to not having enough down-time in one's life is pretty simple: fatigue. If you find yourself yawning a lot or having difficulty staying awake during the day, you may be missing those critical deep sleep periods. Supplementation with 5-HTP and melatonin may help, as well as teas that have relaxing properties, like chamomile, catnip, passionflower, skullcap and valerian root. For those who have difficulty shutting the mind up at bedtime, GABA (Gamma-amino-butyric-acid), one of the inhibitory neurotransmitters of the brain, may help. However one manages to get the required rest in, those who succeed will reap the rewards of health.

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Many senior falls caused by preventable design flaws: expert - Healthzone.ca

2010-11-17T19:56:00.000-04:00

The number of seniors admitted to hospital for severe injuries after falling has risen in the past five years, but a design expert says we can take steps to prevent these sorts of missteps in the home.
More than 125,000 Ontario seniors landed in hospital between 2004 and 2008 because of a fall, according to figures released Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
This includes more than 3,800 admitted to a specialized trauma facility with a severe injury. The number rose from 707 seniors in 2004-05, to 851 in 2008-09.
More than half of these falls happened in the home, and 87 per cent of seniors admitted to trauma centres had a severe injury to the head or spine.
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To treat osteoporosis, focus on breaks, doctors told

2010-11-17T10:56:00.000-04:00

Never mind how much calcium is in your bones as you age; concentrate instead on preventing and treating tiny fractures that can cause tremendous pain. That is the message emerging from new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
“This is a major shift in approach to target patients at highest risk,” said Alexandra Papaioannou, a professor of geriatric medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., and lead author of the guidelines, in an interview.
Until now, the key strategy for tackling osteoporosis – a condition that affects two million Canadians – has been testing for bone mineral density (the levels of minerals such as calcium in the bones) and using drugs to bolster BMD.
But the new guidelines take an entirely different tack, placing emphasis on detecting and treating fragility fractures – tiny breaks of the spine, hips and wrists that occur during minor falls.
“When you break a bone after the age of 50, that needs to be taken seriously,” Dr. Papaioannou said.
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